The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Saunders & Kirsty Saunders finished 391st of 549 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, in 1:27:20.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:02 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Birmingham gave the field time back: about 0:49 faster than the average race this season, by 1,559 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:40Running 1 6:20v median +0:31
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 5:42v median +0:39
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:50v median +0:32
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 5:50v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:49v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:50v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 5:55v median +0:35
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 5:34v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 549
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 549 mixed teams who finished.